King Street, Cambridge

For other uses, see King Street (disambiguation).
View of King Street.
Christ's College buildings on King Street.

King Street is a street in central Cambridge, England.[1] It connects between Sussex Street heading west and Hobson Street heading south at the western end and a large roundabout to the east. It runs parallel to and south of Jesus Lane. The roads link together at a roundabout at the eastern end. To the east is Maid's Causeway and then Newmarket Road leading out of Cambridge. To the north is Victoria Avenue between Jesus Green and Midsummer Common. To the south is Short Street, Cambridge, quickly leading into Emmanuel Road past Christ's Pieces.

Sidney Sussex College backs on to the street to the northwest. Christ's College is to the south, with some of its buildings on the street.

Public houses

There are currently four pubs on King Street:[2]

There are also a number of restaurants on the street.[3]

Former public houses

The street was previously noted for the number of pubs and was at one stage synonymous with the King Street Run pub crawl. Former pubs on the street included (italicised street numbers indicate the numbering scheme prior to 1897):[4]

References

Coordinates: 52°12′27″N 0°07′26″E / 52.2074°N 0.1239°E / 52.2074; 0.1239


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